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US4849032B1
US4849032B1 US16938488A US4849032B1 US 4849032 B1 US4849032 B1 US 4849032B1 US 16938488 A US16938488 A US 16938488A US 4849032 B1 US4849032 B1 US 4849032B1
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Kawaguchi Kozo
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F1/00—Springs
    • F16F1/02—Springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction; Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant
    • F16F1/021—Springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction; Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant characterised by their composition, e.g. comprising materials providing for particular spring properties
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C7/00—Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
    • A61C7/12—Brackets; Arch wires; Combinations thereof; Accessories therefor
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/006—Resulting in heat recoverable alloys with a memory effect
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C2201/00—Material properties
    • A61C2201/007—Material properties using shape memory effect
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S420/00—Alloys or metallic compositions
    • Y10S420/902—Superplastic

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US07/169,384 1987-03-18 1988-03-17 Orthodontic coil spring and method of making the same Expired - Lifetime US4849032A (en)

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JP3853687U JPS63146614U (en) 1987-03-18 1987-03-18
JP62-38536[U] 1987-03-18
JP62-43091[U] 1987-03-24
JP4309187U JPS63151117U (en) 1987-03-24 1987-03-24

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Cited By (35)

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US5046948A (en) * 1989-05-29 1991-09-10 Gac International, Inc. Orthodontic coil spring
FR2659762A1 (en) * 1990-03-13 1991-09-20 Renault Device for taking up play
US5074784A (en) * 1989-10-24 1991-12-24 Ormco Corporation Orthodontic assembly
EP0462508A1 (en) * 1990-06-19 1991-12-27 Toichi Ishikawa Medical liquid injector for continuous transfusion
EP0465030A3 (en) * 1990-06-29 1992-05-06 Ormco Corporation Orthodontic appliances and method of moving teeth
US5137446A (en) * 1990-06-07 1992-08-11 Tokin Corporation And Tomy, Inc. Orthodontic implement controllable of correction force
US5167500A (en) * 1990-06-25 1992-12-01 Gac International, Inc. Orthodontic appliance
US5171233A (en) * 1990-04-25 1992-12-15 Microvena Corporation Snare-type probe
WO1993021854A1 (en) * 1992-05-01 1993-11-11 Erik Hvashoej Pedersen Orthodontic brace
EP0579422A2 (en) * 1992-07-14 1994-01-19 GAC International, Inc. Interarch orthodontic coil spring
US5302117A (en) * 1993-05-06 1994-04-12 Dentaurum, Inc. Coil-less uprighting spring
US5312247A (en) * 1992-05-21 1994-05-17 Ormco Corporation Transpalatal orthodontic appliance of superelastic or shape-memory alloy
US5399088A (en) * 1994-01-03 1995-03-21 Mechley; Michael E. Orthodontic wire and method for the moving of teeth
US5419788A (en) * 1993-12-10 1995-05-30 Johnson Service Company Extended life SMA actuator
US5429501A (en) * 1994-03-28 1995-07-04 Ormco Corporation Orthodontic coil springs and methods
US5435721A (en) * 1994-02-15 1995-07-25 Vogt; William Orthodontic device
US5437282A (en) * 1993-10-29 1995-08-01 Boston Scientific Corporation Drive shaft for acoustic imaging catheters and flexible catheters
US5545037A (en) * 1994-11-08 1996-08-13 Gac International, Inc. Interarch orthodontic coil spring
US5620320A (en) * 1995-05-04 1997-04-15 Luse; Steven O. Substantially constant force coil spring usable in extraoral orthodontic appliance
US5651672A (en) * 1995-05-10 1997-07-29 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Orthodontic force module
US5718576A (en) * 1996-04-19 1998-02-17 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. Orthodontic attachment device and pin
US5885074A (en) * 1997-10-27 1999-03-23 Hanson; Eric H. Ligatures for orthodontic appliances and orthodontic brackets incorporating such ligatures
US5885381A (en) * 1995-07-12 1999-03-23 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Ni-Ti-Pd superelastic alloy material, its manufacturing method, and orthodontic archwire made of this alloy material
US5915961A (en) * 1994-01-05 1999-06-29 Kooiman; Johan Anton Tensioning system for an orthodontic outer brace
US6135767A (en) * 1999-07-19 2000-10-24 Tp Orthodontics, Inc. Spring loop retainer and method of making same
FR2807770A1 (en) * 2000-03-23 2001-10-19 Ormco Corp Multi-strand spiral metal spring for use e.g. in orthodontics uses combination of shape memory and superelastic materials
US6428634B1 (en) * 1994-03-31 2002-08-06 Ormco Corporation Ni-Ti-Nb alloy processing method and articles formed from the alloy
US6436223B1 (en) * 1999-02-16 2002-08-20 International Business Machines Corporation Process and apparatus for improved module assembly using shape memory alloy springs
US20040236345A1 (en) * 2000-11-03 2004-11-25 Greenberg Roy K. Medical grasping device
US20040243174A1 (en) * 2000-11-03 2004-12-02 Ackerman Andrew J. Medical grasping device having embolic protection
US7753917B2 (en) 2000-11-03 2010-07-13 Cook Incorporated Medical grasping device
US7776052B2 (en) 2000-11-03 2010-08-17 Cook Incorporated Medical grasping device
US20120058444A1 (en) * 2010-03-05 2012-03-08 Allesee Timothy J Variable Extension Spring For Orthodontics
US11246682B1 (en) * 2020-11-09 2022-02-15 Elliott Jolley Systems and methods for providing an orthodontic spring
CN115821733A (en) * 2022-11-17 2023-03-21 四川九州城轨环境科技有限公司 Shock absorption and isolation bridge support

Cited By (48)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5046948A (en) * 1989-05-29 1991-09-10 Gac International, Inc. Orthodontic coil spring
US5074784A (en) * 1989-10-24 1991-12-24 Ormco Corporation Orthodontic assembly
FR2659762A1 (en) * 1990-03-13 1991-09-20 Renault Device for taking up play
US5171233A (en) * 1990-04-25 1992-12-15 Microvena Corporation Snare-type probe
US5137446A (en) * 1990-06-07 1992-08-11 Tokin Corporation And Tomy, Inc. Orthodontic implement controllable of correction force
EP0462508A1 (en) * 1990-06-19 1991-12-27 Toichi Ishikawa Medical liquid injector for continuous transfusion
US5178609A (en) * 1990-06-19 1993-01-12 Kato Hatsujo Kaisha, Ltd. Medical liquid injector for continuous transfusion
US5167500A (en) * 1990-06-25 1992-12-01 Gac International, Inc. Orthodontic appliance
EP0465030A3 (en) * 1990-06-29 1992-05-06 Ormco Corporation Orthodontic appliances and method of moving teeth
US5609482A (en) * 1992-05-01 1997-03-11 Pedersen; Erik H. Orthodontic brace
WO1993021854A1 (en) * 1992-05-01 1993-11-11 Erik Hvashoej Pedersen Orthodontic brace
US5312247A (en) * 1992-05-21 1994-05-17 Ormco Corporation Transpalatal orthodontic appliance of superelastic or shape-memory alloy
EP0579422A3 (en) * 1992-07-14 1995-01-25 Gac Int Inc Interarch orthodontic coil spring.
EP0579422A2 (en) * 1992-07-14 1994-01-19 GAC International, Inc. Interarch orthodontic coil spring
US5302117A (en) * 1993-05-06 1994-04-12 Dentaurum, Inc. Coil-less uprighting spring
US5932035A (en) * 1993-10-29 1999-08-03 Boston Scientific Corporation Drive shaft for acoustic imaging catheters and flexible catheters
US5437282A (en) * 1993-10-29 1995-08-01 Boston Scientific Corporation Drive shaft for acoustic imaging catheters and flexible catheters
US5419788A (en) * 1993-12-10 1995-05-30 Johnson Service Company Extended life SMA actuator
US5399088A (en) * 1994-01-03 1995-03-21 Mechley; Michael E. Orthodontic wire and method for the moving of teeth
US5915961A (en) * 1994-01-05 1999-06-29 Kooiman; Johan Anton Tensioning system for an orthodontic outer brace
US5752823A (en) * 1994-02-15 1998-05-19 Vogt; William Orthodontic device
WO1995021587A1 (en) * 1994-02-15 1995-08-17 William Vogt Orthodontic device
US5435721A (en) * 1994-02-15 1995-07-25 Vogt; William Orthodontic device
US5429501A (en) * 1994-03-28 1995-07-04 Ormco Corporation Orthodontic coil springs and methods
US6428634B1 (en) * 1994-03-31 2002-08-06 Ormco Corporation Ni-Ti-Nb alloy processing method and articles formed from the alloy
US5545037A (en) * 1994-11-08 1996-08-13 Gac International, Inc. Interarch orthodontic coil spring
US5620320A (en) * 1995-05-04 1997-04-15 Luse; Steven O. Substantially constant force coil spring usable in extraoral orthodontic appliance
US5651672A (en) * 1995-05-10 1997-07-29 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Orthodontic force module
US5897313A (en) * 1995-05-10 1999-04-27 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. Orthodontic force module
US5951793A (en) * 1995-07-12 1999-09-14 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Ni-Ti-Pd superelastic alloy material, its manufacturing method, and orthodontic archwire made of this alloy material
US5885381A (en) * 1995-07-12 1999-03-23 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Ni-Ti-Pd superelastic alloy material, its manufacturing method, and orthodontic archwire made of this alloy material
US5718576A (en) * 1996-04-19 1998-02-17 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. Orthodontic attachment device and pin
US5885074A (en) * 1997-10-27 1999-03-23 Hanson; Eric H. Ligatures for orthodontic appliances and orthodontic brackets incorporating such ligatures
US6436223B1 (en) * 1999-02-16 2002-08-20 International Business Machines Corporation Process and apparatus for improved module assembly using shape memory alloy springs
US6135767A (en) * 1999-07-19 2000-10-24 Tp Orthodontics, Inc. Spring loop retainer and method of making same
WO2001005322A1 (en) * 1999-07-19 2001-01-25 Tp Orthodontics, Inc. Spring loop retainer and method of making same
FR2807770A1 (en) * 2000-03-23 2001-10-19 Ormco Corp Multi-strand spiral metal spring for use e.g. in orthodontics uses combination of shape memory and superelastic materials
US6818076B1 (en) 2000-03-23 2004-11-16 Ormco Corporation Multi-strand coil spring
US7713275B2 (en) 2000-11-03 2010-05-11 Cook Incorporated Medical grasping device
US20040243174A1 (en) * 2000-11-03 2004-12-02 Ackerman Andrew J. Medical grasping device having embolic protection
US20040236345A1 (en) * 2000-11-03 2004-11-25 Greenberg Roy K. Medical grasping device
US7727253B2 (en) 2000-11-03 2010-06-01 Cook Incorporated Medical grasping device having embolic protection
US7753917B2 (en) 2000-11-03 2010-07-13 Cook Incorporated Medical grasping device
US7776052B2 (en) 2000-11-03 2010-08-17 Cook Incorporated Medical grasping device
US20120058444A1 (en) * 2010-03-05 2012-03-08 Allesee Timothy J Variable Extension Spring For Orthodontics
US11246682B1 (en) * 2020-11-09 2022-02-15 Elliott Jolley Systems and methods for providing an orthodontic spring
CN115821733A (en) * 2022-11-17 2023-03-21 四川九州城轨环境科技有限公司 Shock absorption and isolation bridge support
CN115821733B (en) * 2022-11-17 2023-10-20 四川九州城轨环境科技有限公司 Shock-absorbing and isolating bridge support

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